[tor-talk] ISP CenturyLink Blocking Tor?

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This link --> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=centurylink+tor

provided the following piece of info:

[tor-talk] "zeus" virus - Mailing Lists
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2012-August/025327.html


Kind regards,

Matt



On 2015-02-01 18:59, Ben Tasker wrote:
>> This policy document talks about botnet and virus infections, so it
> doesn't seem relevant to OP's friend, because tor and torrent clients 
> are
> neither.
> 
> As it has been known for some infections to establish a connection back 
> to
> their C&C via Tor, it's not inconceivable an ISP (or more likely,
> who-ever's providing their kit) might apply a policy which could
> (deliberately or otherwise) wind up blocking Tor. Whether Tor is 
> malware
> has no real bearing, what matters is whether it's traffic is perceived 
> as
> such by the ISP
> 
> I missed the part about the torrent client, though it sounds like the
> behaviour was slightly different. In either case though, the OP's
> description makes it sound like the external connection dropped in it's
> entirety - for any kind of filtering/blocking that's massive overkill. 
> If
> you were being restricted to a walled garden, outside connectivity 
> might
> appear unavailable unless you were going to a whitelisted IP.
> 
> On my (UK) ISP, a reboot of the router pretty much guarantees a new IP,
> though I have also been with providers where that wasn't the case.
> 
> On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Yuri <yuri at rawbw.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 02/01/2015 15:24, Ben Tasker wrote:
>> 
>>> Looking at their info page -
>>> http://www.centurylink.com/Pages/AboutUs/Legal/InternetServiceManagement/
>>> -
>>> it seems Century Link run what they call a Protection Program.
>>> 
>>> If they detect (what they consider to be) potentially malicious 
>>> traffic,
>>> the connection gets put in a walled garden to notify the end user.
>>> 
>> 
>> This policy document talks about botnet and virus infections, so it
>> doesn't seem relevant to OP's friend, because tor and torrent clients 
>> are
>> neither.
>> 
>>  As others have said, rebooting the router would likely have acquired 
>> a new
>>> IP, so effectively cancelling a block.
>>> 
>> 
>> Not familiar with CenturyLink, but with Comcast digital cable only
>> rebooting with changed client MAC address would cause an IP change.
>> Otherwise IP is very persistent.
>> 
>> 
>> Yuri
>> 
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